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TSTA originated in Mexia in June 1880, when the North Texas Teachers Association and Austin Teachers Association combined. Among its many achievements: minimum foundation laws that set statewide teacher salaries; creation of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; certification laws; bills to establish maintenance and operation funds for schools; and thousands of other important bills.
The largest source of funding for elementary and secondary education comes from state government aid, followed by local contributions (primarily property taxes). [2] The public education system provides the classes needed to obtain a General Education Development (GED) and obtain a job or pursue higher education. [3]
[11] [12] State education officials set an arbitrary limit of 8.5% for the number of students who could receive special education services. By strictly enforcing district compliance with the benchmark, the rate of students receiving special education in Texas fell to 8.5% in 2015, far below the national average of 13%. [12]
The TEA-developed resources are just one piece of House Bill 1605 — a bill the Texas Legislature passed last year that puts more power over classroom materials in the state education board’s ...
Regulations governing who is eligible to take the GED vary by state. According to GED Testing Service policy, students at least 16 years old and not enrolled in high school are eligible for the program. [15] [16] [17] However, many states require the candidate to be 17 years old and a resident of the state. Some states that allow students under ...
The Test Assessing Secondary Completion, or TASC, was an alternative to a United States high school diploma, that was discontinued on December 31, 2021.It had been chosen by the states of New York and Indiana as a replacement for the GED exam, effective January 2, 2014.
May 6 - 10, teachers can get a free personal pizza in stores when they show their ID. Smoothie King May 6 - 7, get $2 off orders made on Smoothie King's Healthy Rewards App when you use the code ...
SCOTUS will hear a challenge to Texas' age-verification law for porn sites, which the adult entertainment industry says violates the right to privacy.